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WAITMAN D. (BORDER, 0F PHILIPPI, WEST VIRGINIA.

SUSPENDERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Application filed October 26, 1908. Serial No. $59,469

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WAITMAN D. Column, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Phili pi, county of Barbour, and State of estihrginia, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements inSusponders, of which the fa owing is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in suspenders, andhas fox-its primary object to provide suspenders having a simp e, strongand durable aokconstruction which gives to the wearer an increasedfreedom of movement and greater ease and comfort.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a sus nder wherein aflexible connect-ion is ha between the shoulder-straps at the back toprovide a suspender in which the shoulder-straps and back-straps areformed of separate pieces of material which are joined in such a mannerthat each strap is held in its proper angle; to provide a suspender theopposite sides of which may be folded one u on the other in perfectlyflat registering re ation for facilitating the bandling and packagingthereof; and to provide a suspender wherein the shoulder-sun andback-straps are connected by leather acings and wherein there is aminimum of webbin inclosed b said facings for the reception on holding oleather-rotting moisture, and also wherein the facings are provided withperforations or air-openings whereby access of air is had to the openspace between said facings.

With these and other objects in view, the invention finally consists inthe particular construction, arrangement and combination of parts whichwill hereinafter be described, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, forming a part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is anelevation of a pair of susp enders embodying the present invention;

ig. 2 is an elevation of t e backortion of the suspenders, showin thetwo si es thereof folded to ether; on Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of saidoch-portion, partly in elevation and partly in section.

Refergizzgtoisaid drawing, inwhich reference 'nuinerals designate""'likepants throughout the several views1 indicates a. shoulder-web, 2 aback-strap, and 3 o transversely-directed" loop, all formed of webbingmaterial and connected by a pair of oppositely-disposed facings 4,preferably made of leather,

ut which may be of any other appropriate material. The adjacent ends ofa shoulderweb and its correspondin back-stre are separated a distanceexec-e ing the wi th of the web which forms the loop 3, and are stitchedbetween the opposite ends of said facings 4, thus forming an open orunoccu ied space between the facings into each of w ich extends the endsof the webbing composing said loop. A lateral extension 4 carried byeach of the fucings 4 is stitched to the body of the loo 3, as shown, anincreased stitching area eing thus rovided which admits of said openspace ing left unoccupied. For admit ting of a circulation of airthroughout said open space, a plurality of o enings or perforations 5are provided in the acings, as shown. The two oppositely disposed loops3 of the suspenders are connected by a metal link 6, as shown. Owing tothe limited area of the shoulder-web and of the back-strap inclosed bysaid facin s, a minimum of webbing is held in position for absorbingmoisture, and conse ucntl the tendency to rot the stitches and thefhcings 1s reetly reduced.

an account of the elastic character of the webbing of which the loops 3are formed, a freedom of movement is ermitted which is lacking in manysuspen er-back constructions.

,Havin thus described my invention, what I c aim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a Suspender, shoulder-webs, backstraps, oppositely-disposednon-elastic fucings connecting each web to the corres nding strap, theadjacent ends of said we and strap being spaced apart to leave anunoccupied spoce between said facings, lateral extensions integral withsaid facings, a loop of elastic material having its ends held betweensaid fecings, and a lime connecting the opposite loops. 2. n a.suspcnder, shoulder-webs, backstraps, oppositely-disposed non-elasticfacings connecting each web to the cones 0nding strap, the adjacent endsof said we and strap being spaced apart to leave an unoccupled spaceetween-soid facings, said fncings being provided with perforations whichcommunicate with the unoccupied space,- luteral extensions integral withsuidfncings,

a loop of elastic material having its ends held between said extensions,and a link connect-- ing the opposite loops. I

3. Suspenders comprising shoulder-webs, back straps, oppositely-dlsposed leatherconnecting the opposite loops. faeil connecting eachWeb to the conre- In testimony whereof l allix my signature spon ingstrep so as to leave an unoccupied 1n presence of two subscnlnngwitnesses. space between the adjacent ends o f said :81) 5 Vi AI'IMAR1). (FOR DER. and strap, a loo of elastic materiel having l its endssecure between seid facmgs, the i said ends of the loop partiallyoccupying the unoccupied spa-cc between the ends of said web and strap,the i'ucings having perforations therein in communimition with theunueeunied spare therebctn'een, and a link 15 VVit-nosses:

WILLIAM H. CARTER, J. E. MEANS.

